πνίξ

Ancient Greek

The formation is similar to φρίξ (phríx). According to Beekes, possibly from Pre-Greek, like πνίγω (pnígō, “to choke, asphyxiate”).

πνῐ́ξ • (pnĭ́x) f (genitive πνῐγός); third declension

Third declension of ἡ πνῐ́ξ; τῆς πνῐγός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πνῐ́ξ hē pnĭ́x	τὼ πνῐ́γε tṑ pnĭ́ge	αἱ πνῐ́γες hai pnĭ́ges
Genitive	τῆς πνῐγός tês pnĭgós	τοῖν πνῐγοῖν toîn pnĭgoîn	τῶν πνῐγῶν tôn pnĭgôn
Dative	τῇ πνῐγῐ́ tēî pnĭgĭ́	τοῖν πνῐγοῖν toîn pnĭgoîn	ταῖς πνῐξῐ́ / πνῐξῐ́ν taîs pnĭxĭ́(n)
Accusative	τὴν πνῐ́γᾰ tḕn pnĭ́gă	τὼ πνῐ́γε tṑ pnĭ́ge	τᾱ̀ς πνῐ́γᾰς tā̀s pnĭ́găs
Vocative	πνῐ́ξ pnĭ́x	πνῐ́γε pnĭ́ge	πνῐ́γες pnĭ́ges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.